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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains indirect characterization?

He was an old man.
Greg felt himself near panic.
The old man looked out, then beckoned frantically for Greg to follow him.
One of the clippings said he had been the hit of the show, although not the headliner.

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"The old man looked out, then beckoned frantically for Greg to follow him."

Reason: this shows the old man’s feelings and urgency through his actions (beckoning frantically) rather than directly telling the reader a trait.